A teacher and volleyball coach in Newfoundland and Labrador who had already been accused of sexual assault and having child pornography is now facing more charges after being arrested again on Monday.
Markus Hicks, 33, is being accused of 155 crimes related to sexual violence against 24 people, according to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.
The police arrested Hicks on Monday for the 63 new crimes he is accused of committing against 10 new people who have come forward to report him.
Hicks has been accused more than a hundred times since police asked for information about him in September.
The charges are for doing bad things to children like touching them in a bad way, trying to get them to do bad things, and having bad pictures of them.
The police will not say if any of Hicks’ victims were former students or athletes because they don’t want to share information that could identify the survivors.
The police are looking into a 33-year-old person and found many pictures and videos, some of them from 15 years ago.
Hicks is being accused of making up fake names to talk to kids and grown-ups on the internet. Sometimes, the police say he pretended to be other people using different social media apps like Snapchat, Facebook, and others.
“This file is very big and special,” Const. James Cadigan, who speaks for the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, said.
“As technology gets better, the accused people also change their tactics. ” So, our investigation had to change from what was normal 15 years ago to what is normal now.
The police say that he used these accounts to trick people into meeting him in person. He would use disguises to make sure no one knew who he really was.
“It just proves how someone can lie using these apps,” said Cadigan.
“It’s important to talk to anyone who will use these apps, especially our children, and make sure they know the risks of talking to strangers on these apps. ”
The old teacher has been put in jail in central Newfoundland.
His lawyer told a judge in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Provincial Court that he will probably say he didn’t do some of the things he’s accused of.
The police are still looking into Hicks and they need the public’s help with their investigation.
“We think there are definitely other people who have talked to Hicks on these social media and chat apps,” Cadigan said on Tuesday.
“If you think you have been affected by this, and you don’t want to talk to the RNC, just talk to someone. Remember to take care of yourself and your health. ” “That’s what is most important for this event. “
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Newfoundland police charge former teacher with sixty-three new accusations
